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Nye Bevan

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21. There is both a criminal indictment from the US Attorney's office, and a separate SEC complaint.
Thu Dec 17, 2015, 11:38 PM
Dec 2015
http://www.sec.gov/news/pressrelease/2015-282.html

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2648425/Martin-Shkreli-SEC-complaint.pdf

The SEC complaint is a civil complaint only and indeed cannot send him to prison. It's the separate criminal indictment that will do that.

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The max he can do is 20 years. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #1
Even 5 years is better than nothing...nt comradebillyboy Dec 2015 #4
The myth of "Club Fed" Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #8
Wait what? Egnever Dec 2015 #11
Google "club fed myth". Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #13
Sorry have to disagree Egnever Dec 2015 #16
Prison Camp hkermali Mar 2016 #75
My personal observations of posh Club Fed at Maxwell Air Force Base Divernan Dec 2015 #39
plus with a 5 million dollar bail set, he's spending some time in holding... Javaman Dec 2015 #56
He might end up at a Federal pound you into ash prison. Ace Rothstein Dec 2015 #58
Fer crissake, people! It's PRISON. Atman Dec 2015 #64
Bloody jailers pet iandhr Dec 2015 #67
I gotta agree with you on this one. liberalhistorian Dec 2015 #74
They can send him to La Catedral. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2015 #72
They should offer him five and at sentencing give him vast multiples of that. rug Dec 2015 #10
+5500%. eggplant Dec 2015 #24
Oh to dream...nt arthritisR_US Dec 2015 #47
Wonder what happens now with that drug he jacked up the price from $13 to $750? brush Dec 2015 #37
Sometimes there is justice. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2015 #2
He's in deep doo doo because he comradebillyboy Dec 2015 #3
Exactly. Think Madoff...n/t monmouth4 Dec 2015 #5
Actually he cost regular investors far more than any rich ones. 7962 Dec 2015 #40
Biggest fall since the subway sandwich guy Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #6
Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #34
I didn't know agent46 Dec 2015 #7
"we took action in a number of investment fraud prosecutions in recent months" Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #9
Thanks for adding this, Nye Bevan. brer cat Dec 2015 #35
Apparently pissed off the wrong people - TBF Dec 2015 #23
As someone said here, hope his attorney jacks up his hourly rates 7000%. Hoyt Dec 2015 #12
Excellent! spooky3 Dec 2015 #22
He may have to make bail first Brother Buzz Dec 2015 #29
Good one! zentrum Dec 2015 #38
He gets call from fbi last night on his live feed Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #14
He's in big trouble. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #15
wanna bet he liked to mix fancy-sounding brand-name fashion in ridiculous ways MisterP Dec 2015 #20
Donald Trump lol rjsquirrel Dec 2015 #52
He was comparing hinself to Bill Gates Jim Beard Dec 2015 #17
Those who bought Windows ME or Vista might disagree krawhitham Dec 2015 #18
LOL n/t Old Codger Dec 2015 #31
Those tried to secure any Windows might disagree. nt longship Dec 2015 #49
lol @ SEC, they don't do anything. Much less send people to prison. Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #19
There is both a criminal indictment from the US Attorney's office, and a separate SEC complaint. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #21
good points. thanks!..nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #25
I hope that you are correct. that slimy little punk deserves to spend a long time in jail. niyad Dec 2015 #26
K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2015 #27
Posted to for later. 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #28
"Your Honor, I can't do 20 years!" catnhatnh Dec 2015 #30
"With respect, a sentence measured in months and not years would be adequate in this case" Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #32
Wow! That's Like 7300 Days Or Something ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #53
Can you imagine being in prison for 100 days... philosslayer Dec 2015 #57
Well, No! ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #66
1st, take away his MONEY & access to wall street. let him eat mcdonalds. pansypoo53219 Dec 2015 #33
If his victims were really zentrum Dec 2015 #36
Hopefully it will cost him a LOT of money to defend himself gratuitous Dec 2015 #41
No worries there. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #44
Good. Prison and take his money. lovemydog Dec 2015 #42
I can think of noone more deserving of a long & painful prison sentence. southerncrone Dec 2015 #43
Saw an interview with Mark Carney the governor of applegrove Dec 2015 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Dec 2015 #46
Have you read the indictment? Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #50
"Affluenza" strikes again mindwalker_i Dec 2015 #48
Couldn't happen to a nicer asshole. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #51
Thanks for the post Nye, it is somewhat ironic with regards to another news story GummyBearz Dec 2015 #54
Well and truly fucked. Couldn't COLGATE4 Dec 2015 #55
You are generally fucked if indicted by the feds. Ace Rothstein Dec 2015 #59
Yep. They've got all the money they need, the manpower, Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #61
That's what listening to that gangster rap will do to you. n/t Orsino Dec 2015 #60
He said he has no plans to listen to the Wu-Tang album right away. GOLGO 13 Dec 2015 #62
Especially if he runs into someone with a family member... Lancero Dec 2015 #63
Recommended (#85!) H2O Man Dec 2015 #65
Barry Minkow 3.0. HughBeaumont Dec 2015 #68
I sincerely hope so Proserpina Dec 2015 #69
He is a total crook... LeftishBrit Dec 2015 #70
And he seemed like such a nice guy. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2015 #71
I SO hope you are right! hamsterjill Dec 2015 #73
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